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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Erum Salam

Rightwingers threaten legal action on Biden’s student loan debt relief

Protesters holding
‘It’s an incredibly significant political victory for progressives,” said Debt Collective founder Astra Taylor about the recent student loan forgiveness program. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPA

Even before Joe Biden announced his recent plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for Americans burdened by their unprecedented debt from higher education, the US president was threatened with legal action by his adversaries on the right.

Since the plan was put forward, chatter about a legal threat has grown even louder as Republicans have said they will seek to formulate opposition in the courts. But what remains unclear is how big of a threat those legal challenges actually pose.

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